Anyone use an LCD TV as computer monitor?

[ortiz34]

verizon has media manager, plays photos, downloads, videos
I also have third party software to watch videos (youtube etc) on my home tv
I don't use it as my main screen
I got a wif and kid
no elite going down on the tv

 

[chris302001]

anyone know the max resolution that xp/vista/windows 7 support?

 

[ortiz34]

google is your friend on that question

 

[Mr. dB]

remember bigger screen + same # of pixels = bigger pixels and less sharpness. Won't matter if you're watchig transformers in the living room, but matter if you're looking at a tiny text in the corner. To see this effect, take a screenshot of a screen at 800x600 and blow it up to 3x it's size. Also ask people who surf the web on their ps3 how their pages and text look. But honestly depends on how big the tv is.

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...and how far away from it you're sitting.

 

[Dial_tone]

It would probably be a 30" HD LCD TV. That would be 1920x1080 which isn't far off the 1920x1200 a 28'ish LCD monitor would use anyway.

Another option is just getting a big LCD monitor with a tv card and using that as tv also. That might cause some issues with HD channels but I might not care about those on a bedroom tv anyway.

 

[Lambruh]

you bet

i'm laying in bed right now with a wireless keyboard + mouse, the 38" LCD on the wall used as my monitor... I'm watching the T.O. show on left half of the TV and typing on EF on the other half. Sounds like a fat slob setup, it is, I have 3 of my TV's connected to the same CPU, everything is just wireless and wifi

 

[Dial_tone]

See I am thinking I'd hang a tv on the wall over a desk. I'd sit at the desk to use the computer but sit in bed behind the desk to watch tv.

 

[Lambruh]

sounds nice, do it

if you're running cords make sure whatever TV you buy has a VGA input

 

[Whiskey]

the newer rear projecton t.v.'s are supposed to work great like this. haven't done it though

Whiskey

 

[Mr. dB]

anyone know the max resolution that xp/vista/windows 7 support?

I would imagine the limitation is in the video cards and drivers, not operating system.